补觉

補覺
bǔjiào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to make up for lost sleep
  2. 2 to catch up on sleep

Examples

HSK 4
Zhōumò wǒ bìxū hǎohao bǔjiào.
I really need to catch up on sleep this weekend.
HSK 7-9
Tōngxiāo zhīhòu báitiān bǔjiào xiàoguǒ bú tài hǎo.
Daytime catch-up sleep after an all-nighter doesn't work that well.

Tips

memory
补 ‘to patch / make up for’ (also 补课 ‘make up a missed class’, 补救 ‘remedy’) + 觉 (‘sleep’). Pairs with 缺觉 ‘lack sleep’ - owe sleep, then patch it. Note 觉 is jiào here (the ‘sleep’ reading), not jué.

Stroke Order

补 bǔ
觉 jué